RRB ALP Cut Off 2026, Category Wise Cut Off
Parul Rishi21 Jan, 2026
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RRB ALP Cut Off 2026 marks will determine qualification for CBT 1 (75 marks), CBT 2 (Part A: 100 marks), and CBAT stages across 21 zones for 9,970 vacancies under CEN 01/2025, released alongside results on regional RRB sites. CBT 1 exams occur February 16-18, 2026, with cut-offs varying by category (UR/OBC/SC/ST/EWS/Ex-Servicemen) based on vacancies, difficulty, and normalization; previous 2024-25 CBT 1 UR cut-offs ranged 40-72 marks zone-wise. Expect CBT 1 results late February 2026, shortlisting 15x vacancies for CBT 2; final merit combines normalized scores. Track rrbcdg.gov.in, rrbmumbai.gov.in etc. for PDFs post each stage.
RRB ALP Cut Off 2026
RRB ALP 2026 CBT 1 Cut Off releases post February 16-18 exams with results (expected late February), category/zone-wise out of 75 normalized marks on official portals. Previous trends show UR cut-offs 45-70 (e.g., Patna 67.59, Muzaffarpur 72.08 in 2024-25), OBC 30-66, SC 25-50, ST 25-44, lower for reserved/Ex-SM. CBT 2 cut-offs follow similarly from 100 marks, influencing CBAT calls; factors include 9,970 posts vs. 20L+ applicants. Download PDFs to assess progression toward final merit list.
RRB ALP Cut Off 2026 Overview
RRB ALP 2026 cut-offs determine qualification across CBT 1 (out of 75 marks), CBT 2 Part A (100 marks), and CBAT stages for 9,970 vacancies, released zone-wise and category-wise post-results on regional RRB websites. Previous 2024-25 CBT 1 trends show UR cut-offs ranging 40-72 marks (e.g., Muzaffarpur 72+, Patna 67+), varying by difficulty, vacancies, and normalization.
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RRB ALP Cut Off 2026 Overview |
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Stage |
Release Timeline |
Key Details |
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CBT 1 Cut Off |
Late February 2026 (post Feb 16-18 exams) |
Out of 75 normalized marks; shortlists 15x vacancies; UR 45-70, OBC/SC/ST lower |
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CBT 2 Part A Cut Off |
Post CBT 2 results (~April 2026) |
Out of 100 marks; qualifies for CBAT |
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CBAT Cut Off |
Post CBAT (~June 2026) |
Qualifying marks + merit for document verification |
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Final Merit |
Post DV (~July 2026) |
Combined normalized scores across stages |
Steps to Check the RRB ALP Cut Off 2026
RRB ALP Minimum Qualifying Marks
In order to be eligible for the RRB ALP exam, candidates are required to attain the minimum qualifying marks, in addition to meeting the RRB Group cut off criteria. It is important to note that the official notification specifies the predetermined minimum qualifying marks for the ALP exam, which vary across different categories. Aspiring candidates can refer to the table provided below to ascertain the specific minimum qualifying marks applicable to the RRB ALP examination.| RRB ALP Cut Off Minimum Qualifying Marks | |
| Category | Minimum Qualifying Percentage Marks in RRB ALP |
| General and EWS | 40% |
| OBC, SC | 30% |
| ST | 25% |
RRB ALP Previous Year Cut-Off
Candidates are encouraged to review the RRB ALP Previous Year Cut-Off. This will help them understand the minimum qualifying marks across various regions in India. Referring to past cut-off data can provide valuable insights into cut-off trends. Although the cut-off may vary each year, analyzing previous years' data can assist candidates in setting realistic goals and preparing strategically.
RRB ALP CBAT Cut Off Marks 2025
The Railway Recruitment Board has released the ALP CBAT Cut Off Marks 2025, along with the result, merit list, and scorecard. The ALP CBAT Cut Off Marks are the minimum qualifying marks that candidates must get to advance in the selection process following the Computer-Based Aptitude Test. All of the region- specific RRB ALP CBAT Cut Off Marks are listed here.
| RRB ALP CBAT Cut Off Marks 2025 (Category Wise) | |||||||
| Region | Zone | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | EXSM |
| RRB Ranchi | SER | 73.370367 | 65.509633 | 57.350367 | 70.842964 | 58.67259 | – |
| RRB Ajmer | NWR | 80.11157 | 74.65056 | 70.35071 | 77.5851 | 68.55071 | 55.31241 |
| RRB Chennai | SR | 77.3833 | 69.09894 | 49.02078 | 74.70766 | 56.05177 | – |
| RRB Kolkata | ER | 82.31428 | 77.34048 | 68.60238 | 79.49286 | 74.82762 | 54.88809 |
| SER | 81.47619 | 76.67857 | 66.17619 | 79.03334 | 73.71571 | – | |
| RRB Ahmedabad | WR | 79.97222 | 73.67588 | 68.9078 | 77.78157 | 71.4883 | 74.54929 |
| RRB Bilaspur | CR | 78.87574 | 76.0188 | 64.34681 | 77.60638 | 75.28638 | – |
| SECR | 76.37752 | 68.20426 | 55.5805 | 73.79702 | 68.80958 | 61.92858 | |
| RRB Patna | ECR | 81.58238 | 70.78809 | 65.51428 | 79.55381 | 78.45143 | – |
| RRB Siliguri | NFR | 74.22814 | 66.31481 | 54.86852 | 71.0763 | 66.38186 | – |
| RRB Thiruvananthapuram | SR | 70.802223 | 56.696302 | 60.162964 | 70.62777 | 61.266669 | – |
| RRB Jammu-Srinagar | NR | 75.28106 | 69.68603 | 51.27837 | 70.29362 | 54.00355 | – |
| RRB Chandigarh | NR | 78.00461 | 73.11170 | 39.57220 | 74.16170 | 66.81312 | – |
| RRB Gorakhpur | NER | 78.64042 | 68.78603 | 40.2422 | 76.0417 | 70.57007 | – |
| RRB Bangalore | SWR | 79.57625 | 73.05766 | 64.49149 | 77.30106 | 72.67766 | – |
| RRB Prayagraj | NCR | 80.34762 | 77.37619 | 57.02285 | 79.68714 | 77.39286 | 63.66334 |
| NR | 82.94048 | 80.46191 | 73.25857 | 80.82381 | 82.07619 | – | |
| RRB Bhubaneswar | ECoR | 73.75186 | 66.66889 | 62.1 | 71.74814 | 64.73333 | 68.5 |
| RRB Guwahati | NFR | 73.30186 | 65.48333 | 51.60 | 70.9963 | 64.12037 | – |
| RRB Mumbai | SCR | 76.83809 | 72.02381 | 66.55477 | 76.33334 | 73.90143 | – |
| WR | 76.83 | 71.4062 | 65.98238 | 76.08809 | 72.86095 | – | |
| CR | 79.32381 | 72.78095 | 67.3681 | 76.66905 | 74.89762 | 49.45619 | |
| RRB Bhopal | WCR | 79.10106 | 74.96348 | 69.8078 | 78.28106 | 76.28461 | 67.43071 |
| WR | 78.8833 | 74.5188 | 69.52007 | 77.71688 | 76.00816 | – | |
| RRB Malda | ER | 80.94762 | 73.57524 | 65.7181 | 79.83714 | 78.10714 | – |
| SER | 79.43 | 72.19905 | 64.72143 | 78.96334 | 77.97523 | – | |
| RRB Muzaffarpur | ECR | 82.00619 | 66.97857 | 66.53 | 80.72619 | 78.40714 | – |
| RRB Secunderabad | ECoR | 74.07963 | 65.93333 | 61.13 | 71.75926 | 66.57592 | – |
| SCR | 72.42778 | 66.32814 | 62.48148 | 70.42408 | 65.12963 | 44.93172 | |
Zone Wise RRB ALP CBT 2 Cut Off 2025
RRB ALP CBT 2 Cut Off 2025 indicates the minimum qualifying marks required by candidates to move forward in the selection process. Released zone-wise and category-wise, it helps aspirants assess their performance based on their region and reservation category. The cut-off varies for each RRB region.
| Zone Wise RRB ALP CBT 2 Cut Off 2025 | ||||||||||
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RRB Zone |
UR (Open) |
SC (Open) |
ST (Open) |
OBC/NCL (Open) |
EWS (Open) |
UR (ExSM) |
SC (ExSM) |
ST (ExSM) |
OBC/NCL (ExSM) |
EWS (ExSM) |
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Ahmedabad |
68.79433 |
32.26950 |
28.36880 |
56.73759 |
40.42553 |
51.41844 |
— |
— |
55.67376 |
— |
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Ajmer |
66.66667 |
34.39716 |
25.53191 |
40.42553 |
40.07093 |
47.51773 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Allahabad |
68.70748 |
51.36054 |
26.53061 |
64.62585 |
40.47619 |
45.91837 |
37.07483 |
— |
62.58503 |
— |
|
Bengaluru |
69.14894 |
37.23404 |
28.01418 |
57.44681 |
40.07093 |
45.03546 |
— |
— |
56.38298 |
— |
|
Bhopal |
63.12056 |
31.56029 |
26.59574 |
55.31915 |
41.48936 |
51.77305 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Bilaspur |
41.48936 |
30.49646 |
25.17731 |
32.97872 |
40.07093 |
43.26241 |
— |
— |
36.91756 |
— |
|
Bhubaneswar |
61.11111 |
30.00000 |
28.14814 |
50.37037 |
40.37037 |
52.96297 |
— |
— |
46.29630 |
— |
|
Chandigarh |
54.96454 |
32.26950 |
28.01418 |
30.49646 |
40.07093 |
58.15603 |
— |
— |
63.82979 |
— |
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Jammu |
43.61702 |
38.65248 |
25.53191 |
36.87944 |
48.93617 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Gorakhpur |
56.73759 |
37.23404 |
31.56029 |
36.52482 |
44.32624 |
— |
— |
— |
62.41135 |
— |
|
Malda |
67.34694 |
32.31293 |
27.89115 |
59.18367 |
41.15646 |
69.72789 |
68.36735 |
— |
55.10204 |
— |
|
Muzaffarpur |
73.12926 |
51.70068 |
29.93197 |
67.34694 |
51.36054 |
49.31972 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Secunderabad |
56.29630 |
30.74074 |
25.55556 |
30.00000 |
40.37037 |
43.33333 |
— |
— |
37.93103 |
— |
|
Siliguri |
62.96297 |
30.00000 |
35.18519 |
50.37037 |
42.59259 |
47.77779 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Thiruvananthapuram |
45.92592 |
31.85186 |
27.77778 |
50.74074 |
40.00000 |
40.74074 |
— |
— |
34.81481 |
— |
RRB ALP CBT 1 Cut Off 2025
The Indian Railways released the RRB ALP CBT 1 Cut Off 2025 on February 26, 2025. The cut-off marks are available on the official RRB website for various zones such as RRB Mumbai, RRB Chennai, RRB Bilaspur, and others. Candidates can check the category-wise cut-off marks for different RRB regions in the table below.
| RRB ALP CBT 1 Cut Off 2025 (Zone-wise) | ||||||||||
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| RRB Zone | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | EXSM (UR) | EXSM (SC) | EXSM (ST) | EXSM (OBC) | EXSM (EWS) |
| Mumbai | 57.17 | 36.68 | 30.48 | 44.08 | 40.17 | 40.21 | 40.26 | -- | 31.25 | -- |
| Chennai | 49.51 | 34.42 | 25.07 | 39.35 | 40.15 | 41.41 | 31.47 | -- | 30.06 | -- |
| Bilaspur | 58.41 | 40.68 | 30.39 | 46.14 | 40.00 | 40.24 | 31.37 | -- | 30.08 | 41.17 |
| Kolkata | 63.44 | 45.73 | 34.71 | 46.82 | 40.05 | 41.20 | 34.70 | -- | 31.09 | -- |
| Gorakhpur | 63.90 | 44.13 | 25.24 | 51.37 | 40.09 | 49.03 | 35.65 | -- | 35.62 | -- |
| Ajmer | 54.33 | 36.19 | 27.99 | 39.27 | 40.18 | 40.56 | 55.46 | -- | 31.53 | -- |
| Ahmedabad | 54.54 | 36.01 | 28.67 | 41.38 | 40.01 | 42.67 | -- | 32.76 | 32.56 | -- |
| Patna | 67.59 | 49.65 | 25.23 | 62.71 | 55.43 | 45.88 | 62.48 | -- | 30.65 | 41.28 |
| Bengaluru | 58.49 | 42.11 | 32.24 | 47.16 | 40.07 | 40.25 | 45.24 | 43.64 | 31.96 | -- |
| Prayagraj | 59.58 | 48.81 | 25.00 | 54.51 | 40.09 | 40.24 | 31.07 | -- | 31.05 | 49.52 |
| Bhubaneswar | 60.98 | 42.46 | 44.08 | 50.83 | 40.13 | 40.02 | 34.24 | -- | 31.46 | -- |
| Bhopal | 45.53 | 31.53 | 27.59 | 38.90 | 40.02 | 40.84 | -- | -- | 30.59 | -- |
| Jammu | 52.53 | 35.49 | 25.03 | 38.15 | 41.68 | 52.54 | 51.37 | -- | -- | -- |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 48.93 | 30.06 | 31.49 | 48.90 | 40.09 | 41.36 | -- | -- | 30.49 | -- |
| Malda | 63.06 | 41.57 | 39.81 | 55.98 | 49.80 | 42.99 | 37.46 | -- | 32.85 | -- |
| Ranchi | 61.61 | 39.67 | 31.05 | 48.47 | 40.44 | 41.03 | -- | 46.23 | 31.03 | -- |
RRB ALP Cut Off 2018 CBT 1 (Mechanical)
Below, you will find the RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) cut off marks specifically for the Mechanical department, more specifically the Traction sub department. Interested individuals can refer to the table presented here to access the relevant information regarding the minimum qualifying marks set by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) for this particular department.| RRB ALP Cut Off 2018 CBT 1 (Mechanical) | ||||
| RRBs | General | OBC | SC | ST |
| Ahmedabad | 43.47 | 35.15 | 32.17 | 28.15 |
| Ajmer | 53.13 | 44.09 | 37.88 | 26.47 |
| Ajmer | 40.93 | 30.01 | 43.07 | NEC |
| Allahabad | 42.75 | 34.85 | 30.78 | 25.02 |
| Bangalore | 45.46 | 38.05 | 30.25 | 25.02 |
| Bhubaneswar | 40 | - | 30.01 | 25.02 |
| Chennai | 51.65 | 30.36 | NEC | NEC |
| Chennai | 47.93 | 45.83 | 39.89 | 26.7 |
| Guwahati | 40.92 | 33.16 | 30.05 | 25.39 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 40 | 32.76 | 30.05 | 25.02 |
| Kolkata | 43.85 | 30.01 | 30.02 | 25.02 |
| Kolkata | 41.33 | 34.2 | 47.37 | NEC |
| Mumbai | 44.89 | 40.08 | 35.74 | 25.48 |
| Muzaffarpur | 42.13 | 34.14 | NEC | NEC |
| Muzaffarpur | 40 | 30.02 | 30.01 | 25.03 |
| Patna | 48.6 | NEC | NEC | NEC |
| Patna | 47.41 | 39.88 | 30.27 | 25.75 |
| Secunderabad | 49.56 | 42.49 | 38.09 | 33.71 |
| Secunderabad | 40.01 | 30.02 | 30.29 | NEC |
| Siliguri | 40 | 30.01 | 30.05 | 25.06 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 55.24 | 47.48 | 31.33 | 25.02 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 40.97 | 30.58 | NEC | NEC |
RRB ALP Cut Off 2018 CBT 1 (Electrical)
In addition, for those aspiring to join the Electrical department with a focus on the Traction sub department, the RRB ALP cut off marks have been made available for your convenience. The table below contains the necessary details and minimum qualifying marks established by the RRB for candidates applying to this department.| RRB ALP Cut Off 2018 CBT 1 (Electrical) |
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| RRBs | Gen | SC | ST | OBC |
| Ajmer | NEC | NEC | NEC | 30.48 |
| Kolkata | 61.06 | 49.39 | 45.94 | 55.67 |
| Muzaffarpur | 50.55 | 36.99 | 27.03 | 41.61 |
| Ajmer | 48.68 | 36.57 | 33.22 | 44.58 |
| Allahabad | 47.34 | 38.35 | 27.54 | 41.99 |
| Secunderabad | 43.39 | 30.01 | 27.68 | 31.85 |
| Mumbai | 53.13 | 40.31 | 32.29 | 45.62 |
| Bhubaneswar | 50.75 | 40.64 | 29.7 | 45.85 |
| Bhopal | 43.04 | NEC | NEC | 30.99 |
| Chennai | 41.99 | 30.01 | 25.02 | 30.01 |
| Secunderabad | 41.42 | 44.36 | NEC | 52.71 |
| Patna | 41.3 | 36.23 | NEC | 32.19 |
| Chennai | 40.24 | 32.98 | NEC | 30.32 |
| Kolkata | 40.19 | 30.3 | NEC | 32.58 |
| Muzaffarpur | 40 | 30.01 | 25.07 | 30.01 |
| Patna | 40 | 30.02 | 25.03 | 30.01 |